scrimp

(skrimp)

transitive verb

  1. to make too small, short, etc.; skimp
  2. to treat stingily; stint

Origin: prob. < Scand, as in Swed skrympa, to shrink, akin to OE scrimman, Ger schrumpfen < IE base *(s)kremb-, to turn, twist, shrink

intransitive verb

to be sparing and frugal; try to make ends meet; economize

adjective

curtailed; scanty

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See scrimp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb scrimped, scrimp·ing, scrimps
verb, intransitive
To economize severely.
verb, transitive
  1. To be excessively sparing with or of.
  2. To cut or make too small or scanty.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Swedish skrympa, to shrink

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Related Forms:

  • scrimpˈer noun
  • scrimpˈi·ness noun
  • scrimpˈy adjective

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